
· Comprehensive - one-stop resource for almost any informational need they in treating acute or chronic pain. · Covers the field of pain medicine in about 1000 printed pages, so many readers will find it more manageable than other comprehensive titles. · Truly inter-disciplinary, with coverage of all major approaches to pain, from pharmacologic to neurologic to behavioral to technologic, in reflection of increasing use of multi-disciplinary pain clinics. · Includes coverage of the basic science of pain in addition to clinical diagnosis and therapeutics, so readers have access to the important anatomical, physiological, and molecular basis of pain. · Each chapter contributed by a leading national authority, so readers are getting trustworthy, accurate, updated information from the best clinicians in the field · Diagnosis section provides the latest developments and technology in pain medicine, including electrodiagnostic approaches and functional MRI, so readers have access to the state-of-the-art in pain diagnosis. · Includes a section on behavioral aspects of pain, with multiple chapters addressing this increasingly important and utilized aspect of pain medicine. · Also includes chapters on legal, ethical, and practical aspects of running a pain medicine clinic, so readers learn how to ¿set up shop¿. This section helps define the book as a reference-text for the specialty of pain medicine. · Addresses pain complaints of specific anatomic regions as well as pain syndromes such as cancer pain, pain in vascular disease, and generalized visceral pain. · Addresses all major therapeutic approaches, from pharmacologic therapy to peripheral nerve blocks to surgical approaches to acupuncture and other alternative medical interventions



The best textbook on pain management! This comprehensive resource covers every aspect of diagnosing and treating specific pain conditions and syndromes. Features a concise introduction to basic concepts in pain management, plus an expanded section on evaluation and assessment techniques.
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